Many studies have shown that high-speed rail (HSR) can reshape the spatial pattern of
economic geography. However, there needs to be more logical argumentation and rigorous …

Depression is a relevant mental illness affecting hundreds of millions of people worldwide.
As urbanization accelerates, agglomeration of populations has altered individual social …

Entrepreneurial activities are considered as the crucial driver of economic growth. While
extant literature has documented the relationship between formal institutions and …

Diversity is influential and integral in innovation and economic growth. Despite the extensive
research on the relationship between diversity and innovation, little attention has been paid …

Abstract Language, as a prominent cultural characteristic of a region, has a lasting and
extensive impact on economic performance. In this paper, we study the impact of dialect …

This study uses listed companies and dialect data to examine how dialect diversity affects
corporate unsecured loans. Through our analysis, we find that dialect diversity significantly …

Aggregations between nations may be originated from many reasons: military, political,
religious and especially economic. Basing ourselves on neoclassical economic theory and …

Using a sample of Chinese listed companies over the 2007–2019 period, we examined the
influence of dialect diversity on a firm's total factor productivity. We found that dialect diversity …

Reasonable spatial system distribution is the prerequisite for the optimization of resource
and spatial allocation and the coordinated development of the regional economy. Therefore …

The impact of the spatial proximity between banks and enterprises on industrial pollution
reduction remains underexplored, particularly in areas with limited credit access. Previous …